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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Medford Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271932000909
Medford Elementary
750 2ND AVE SE, MEDFORD, MN 55049 · (507) 214-6312 · Steele County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
166 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Medford Elementary→Medford Secondary
Based on grade levels within Medford Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
43.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Medford Elementary
Medford Elementary's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Elementary this school | 466 | 35.6% | 40.9% |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY OWATONNA | 468 | 39.3% | 47.5% |
| North Elementary School SAINT PETER | 429 | 38.2% | 62.8% |
| LUVERNE ELEMENTARY LUVERNE | 515 | 36.7% | 56.3% |
| HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY HUTCHINSON | 371 | 36.1% | 58.4% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY OWATONNA | 505 | 36.6% | 45.5% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Medford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Steele County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #510 of 844 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #531 of 844 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #498 of 844 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #355 of 1,130 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #441 of 769 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #533 of 796 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #595 of 942 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #446 of 499 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 33.2 | 14.0:1 | 36% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 33.3 | 14.7:1 | 41% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 32.7 | 15.0:1 | 42% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 27% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 32.1 | 14.9:1 | 36% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 37% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 30% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 17% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 15 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (480 to 466); teachers up 3% (32.1 to 33.2).
About Medford Elementary
Medford Elementary is an elementary school in MEDFORD, Minnesota, according to federal school records. The school had 466 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
The 2 schools in Medford Public School District enroll 845 students altogether, Medford Elementary among them.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at Medford Elementary. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic. Medford Elementary has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Medford Elementary and a ratio of 14.0:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 36% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Medford Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Minnesota, Medford Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.9% actual against a predicted 45.9%.
In Steele County (population about 37,439), median household income is about $84,196, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 24 public schools operate in Steele County, serving about 6,997 students.
The closest other public school is Medford Secondary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Medford Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 475 in 2020-21, 466 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Medford Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Steele County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,439
Census ACS
Median income
$84,196
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medford Public School District
- Medford SecondaryHigh · 379 students
Other Medford Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Medford Elementary. Medford Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Medford ElementaryMedford, WI · 587 students
- MEDFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPATCHOGUE, NY · 513 students
- Medford Elementary SchoolMedford, OK · 240 students
Nearby schools
- Medford Secondary0.1 mi · 379
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY4.8 mi · 510
- Owatonna Middle School5.1 mi · 1,015
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY5.3 mi · 468
- Owatonna Online 9-126.2 mi · 136
- Owatonna Online 7-86.2 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Medford ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Medford Elementary?
Medford Elementary enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-06.
Is Medford Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Medford Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Medford Elementary?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Medford Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Medford Elementary?
At Medford Elementary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Medford Elementary in?
Medford Elementary is part of Medford Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.